Hyperbola: A disease rampant among those who discuss Ebola with little or no scientific knowledge and thereby are prone to making outrageous, stupid and simplistic suggestions on how to deal with the complex issues surrounding epidemiology and biology.

Symptoms include keeping children home from school because someone three towns away might POSSIBLY been in the same country as a confirmed case, amnesia for certain public officials who voted to drastically cut medical research and development budgets and now need to cover their ass, and/or being a commentator on Fox News.

The CDC just announced that it has quarantined Congress due to an outbreak of Hyperbola. Hundreds of cases have been reported as members make more and more outrageous suggestions to control a disease about which they know nothing.

Hyperbola by Salwanhoward October 17, 2014

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hyperbole and a half

hilarious blog site. half web-comic, half life story, all funny. written by Allie Brosh.

origin of the "x ALL the y!" picture

"yeah i just read 'the god of cake' on hyperbole and a half, it was hilarious!"

hyperbole and a half by yapity December 14, 2011

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Truthful hyperbole

1. An exaggeration so big that it creates a black hole no truth can enter
2. Bullshit

Apple salesman: The iPhone 7 has every feature anyone could possibly want!
Jason: Bullshit, what about the headphone jack?
Mike: Chill, he's just using a truthful hyperbole.
Jason: So, bullshit?
Bob: Sounds like bullshit to me.

Truthful hyperbole by I stole your girl February 24, 2017

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hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic

From the album 'Hot Buttered Soul' by Isaac Hayes. The LP held the number 1 R&B album spot for 10 weeks in 1969.

According to a comment on the lyrics (//genius.com/1108119 ), this word was made up by Isaac, and -start quote from Damian v B. (//genius.com/Dyazz):

This word itself doesn’t exist of course, but it does include a few other words:
Hyperbole; exaggerated.
Syllable
Sesquipedalian; a long word with many syllables.
Mistic
Conclusion: Isaac uses a lot of unnecessary long, mystic words.

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The song titled 'Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic' is the second track on side A of the vinyl disc.

The example of how it is used comes from the hook of the song.

Now, tell me, what I say?
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic

hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic by 1º east of greenwich May 21, 2019

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hyperbolic anerocerator

hyperbolic aneroceratorA non-existent or fictional thing which is referred to when person using word has no idea what they are talking about.
I have never heard anyone other than my father, who was a guidance system specialist in the U.S. Army in the 1960's and 70's use it.He was stationed in Europe for almost two decades.Just wondering if anyone else has ever heard it.

"Hey John, why is the can opener not working?"
"I don't know dude, maybe the hyperbolic anerocerator is broken."

hyperbolic anerocerator by Derberserker June 3, 2004

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sexspan

The number of years you are still sexually active

While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.

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womp

A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.

You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.

womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011

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